Anagrams of apterous
Word apterous has
607 anagrams
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- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Austro-
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- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- stearo-
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- pterous
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- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- austr-
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- uprose
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- supra-
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- super-
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- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- uptear
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petro-
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- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- ptero-
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- troupe
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- astro-
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- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- sapro-
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- parous
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- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- utero-
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- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tauro-
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- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- tarso-
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- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- arouse
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- taupe
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- part.
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- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- Pres.
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- peta-
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- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- pert.
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- prae-
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- poet.
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- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pause
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noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Port.
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- patr-
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- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- post-
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- pouts
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noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pasto
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peats
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noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- sputa
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noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- spurt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pret.
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- SEATO
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noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- stupe
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- stupa
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noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- strop
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- stoup
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noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stope
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noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ster.
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- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- step-
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- Sept.
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- route
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- sprue
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spout
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sport
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
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noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
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- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Srta.
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- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- sero-
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- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- proas
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noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pros.
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- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
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- Prus.
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- pruta
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noun,
prutah.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rouse
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noun,
a rousing.
- roast
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roups
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noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- ropes
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Supt.
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- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- resp.
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- rept.
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- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- petr-
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- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- astr.
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- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- oste-
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- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- erupt
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- topes
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noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Apure
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noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- areo-
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- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- OPers
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- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- estop
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- urase
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noun,
urease.
- arose
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verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
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- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Toure
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noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Astor
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noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Euro-
-
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- euros
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noun,
wallaroo.
- touse
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aust.
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- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- treas
-
- tears
-
- tera-
-
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Outer
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adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
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adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- upset
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noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- aero-
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- auto.
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- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 30-30
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- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Otaru
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noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Taupo
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- repo
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Sura
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Earp
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noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- reap
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- suet
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noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- reps
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noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rep.
-
- rpt.
-
- eats
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ears
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- sur-
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- East
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ROSE
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noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rets
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROTS
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Aus.
-
- supe
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noun,
a supernumerary.
- aut-
-
- Rota
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- aur-
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- rope
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Auer
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noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- roue
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Reus
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noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- supr
-
- ator
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ROUS
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noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- upas
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noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- ates
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Asur
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noun,
Assur.
- art.
-
- urea
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sour
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noun,
something that is sour.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- SOAP
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noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- apes
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Star
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noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- soup
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noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- spae
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- aet.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- USPO
-
- aer-
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sra.
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- str.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- uret
-
- eous
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- uro-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Sat.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- saur
-
- USAR
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Ste.
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pet.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- OPer
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- pot.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- par.
-
- taur
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ter.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- pat.
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- top-
-
- per.
-
- Pers
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- 1080
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- PSAT
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purs
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tues
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- prs.
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pro-
-
- pre-
-
- Eur.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- eso-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- UAE
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STP
-
- USA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USR
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- USO
-
- UAR
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Tpr
-
- Sr.
-
- tr.
-
- USP
-
- Sta
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- tra
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ur-
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tro
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- up-
-
- St.
-
- ure
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- spt
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- SPR
-
- OTS
-
- ERP
-
- EPT
-
- Pa.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ap-
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- EPS
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ote
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SAR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ROA
-
- ROP
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SAE
-
- RPO
-
- SRO
-
- Rs.
-
- Sp.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- So.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Pr.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Ps.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POR
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Re.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- PRA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- S.
-
- AO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- PU
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TP
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RP
-
- U.
-
- SU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RO
-